In this week 2 match on Oct 2nd, HJK will host Inter Turku in a Veikkausliiga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 1st placed HJK is fresh off their 2-1 win against SJK. Pyry Soiri struck first for HJK in the 8th minute, then Jake Jervis tied it up for SJK in the 19th minute on a feed from Pablo Andrade Plaza da Silva. HJK is on a hot streak lately, with only 0 loss in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed Inter Turku is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Haka. Lee Erwin scored the first goal for Haka in the 69th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Inter Turku couldn’t muster any offence and Haka ran away with the shutout win. Inter Turku is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
On Tue May 3rd, Inter Turku hosted HJK in their last match together. HJK won by a score of 1 to 0. Bojan Radulovic Samoukovic struck first for HJK in the 42nd minute on a penalty, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Inter Turku was frustrated by HJK’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. HJK ended the match with the shutout victory.
Tommi Jyry has been the most prolific scorer on Inter Turku in his last five matches with two goals. Anthony Olusanya has been the most effective weapon for HJK lately. The attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches.